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Capital Walkers Group

Welcome to Capital Walkers, the friendly London Ramblers group for people aged 40+. We walk every weekend and usually at least once during the week.

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Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking
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Overview

The first part of the walk showcases the typical charm of Surrey, with its pretty villages and gentle green pastures. Still in the morning, we'll stop at Watts Chapel to appreciate this unique Grade I-listed terracotta building created by artist Mary Watts. The exterior is beautifully adorned with clay tiles featuring different styles, including Art Nouveau! Inside the Chapel, we will find extraordinary wall paintings.

The second part of the walk, after having lunch in Puttenham, takes us off the North Downs Way - through less travelled paths - into the surprisingly wild and uninhabited Surrey Heathlands—a vast area of woods, sandy grassland, and heather-covered moors that sometimes feels more like southern Spain than England!

It's a wonderful long walk, spanning 14.5 miles of undulating terrain with only one hill to climb.

There is pub in Puttenham and please bring a packed lunch

No booking is required.

The finishing time is an estimate only and will be dependent upon a number of factors, such as the weather, the speed at which the group walks and the number of breaks taken.

Sunday, 11 August 2024
Start time:
10:15 am
Estimated finish time:
5:30 pm
Difficulty:
Moderate
Distance:
23.2km / 14.4mi
Ascent:
220.1m / 722ft
Type:
linear

Travel:

Take the 9:10 train from London Waterloo, arriving at Guildford at 10:14.

There are two trains an hour from Farnham to London.

Features

  • Accessible by public transport
  • Dog friendly
  • No car needed

Starting point

Grid reference:
SU 99229 49604
Nearest postcode:
GU1 4UT
what3words:
nurse.pies.trader
Start time:
10:15 am

Guildford Railway Station

Finishing point

Grid reference:
SU 84475 46559
Nearest postcode:
GU9 8AG
what3words:
unearthly.supreme.noisy
Estimated finish time:
5:30 pm

Farnham Railway Station

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking